Ellen Beth Gill

Attorney · Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Ellen Beth Gill is an attorney practicing in the Chicago area. She concentrates her practice in the areas of Real Estate, Probate, Guardianship, and litigation involving various real estate and consumer issues. She is a title agent for First American Title Insurance Company.

Ms. Gill began her legal career in 1985 as an attorney title examiner for Chicago Title Insurance Company. She soon was promoted to title insurance underwriter, and worked on title and escrow issues involving commercial real estate. In 1988, Ms. Gill became as associate of the firm of Masuda, Funai, Eifert and Mitchell, Ltd. where she helped international clients complete large commercial real estate sales, purchases and financing. Then, in 1994, she rejoined Chicago Title’s claims department where she administered title insurance claims, and litigated various title issues such as mechanic’s lien foreclosure, encroachments, tax liens, probate, fraud, and forgery.

In 2004, Ms. Gill joined Ticor Title, now Fidelity National Title, as the Chicago Metro Counsel, where she continued her work in title insurance claims, underwriting, and investigated escrows for potential mortgage and mortgage foreclosure fraud. In 2008, Ms. Gill started her solo practice firm, the Law Offices of Ellen Beth Gill, located in Lincolnshire, Illinois.


Articles By Ellen Beth Gill

Found a Defect at Preclosing Home Walk-Through: How to Make Seller Pay?
To ensure that the home seller makes needed repairs even after the sale is concluded, and honors all other related promises from your negotiations pre-closing, create what's called a "repair escrow."
Home Buyers: What Happens at the Closing
How, exactly, ownership of a home gets transferred from seller to buyer.
Selling an Illinois Home: What Are My Disclosure Obligations?
When selling a home in Illinois, you must make certain disclosures to prospective buyers regarding the physical condition of the property.
Home Sellers: What to Expect at Closing
The closing is when a home seller transfers the property to the buyer, fully pays off any mortgages, and receives the sales proceeds.
Home Buyers: How to Read Your HUD-1 Statement
Make sure all the money you will be paid or credited is per your expectations.
Legal Remedies If A Home Seller Lies or Conceals a Defect in Illinois
If you weren't told of an existing defect in the house you bought, the burden should not fall on your shoulders alone.
New Home Construction Defects in New York: Buyer's Rights Against the Builder
New doesn't always mean perfect. Here's when and how you can hold the New York home builder responsible.